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brass tacks |
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brass tacks pl n
Informal basic realities; hard facts (esp in the phrase get down to brass tacks) Translations brass tacks npl to get down to brass tacks (fam) → venire al sodo brass tacks npl to get down to brass tacks (fam) → venire al sodo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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will you get down to brass tacks and strike a trial balance? Those who knew him or trafficked with him said that when it came to brass tacks he was Danny-on-the-Spot. His gun is lavishly decorated with brass tacks and vermilion, and provided with a fringed cover, occasionally of buckskin, ornamented here and there with a feather. |
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